Birding trips

Join Flathead Audubon for several upcoming field trips. Every Thursday in May, you can enjoy a stroll with Anne Morley on the Swan River Nature Trail. Meet Anne at 10 a.m. in Bigfork by the bench between the Playhouse and Showthyme Restaurant. For more information contact Anne at 406-886-2242. Flathead Audubon will offer another opportunity to view spring bird arrivals in the Smith Lake area on Saturday, May 18 from 8 a.m. until noon. This is primarily a driving trip with several stops to get out and bird. Bring binoculars and scopes and appropriate weather gear. For details and to sign up contact Cory Davis at 406-471-3314 or email piranga99@gmail.com. This trip is limited to 20 participants, is free and open to the public.

Bird talk

Long-time Flathead Audubon member Dan Casey will be the guest speaker at the society’s meeting on Monday, May 13 at the Whitefish Community Center, 121 Second Street.

Doors open at 5 p.m. with a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Dan joined seven other folks from Montana and Oregon on a 15-day tour of Ghana with Ashanti African Tours in January 2018. Program is free and open to the public.

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